The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-01
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Under this heading the Republican
of Sunday takes US to task for as
sorting that $40 is sent out of this city
each day to Kansas City for liquors
whose sale is prohibited by law in this
state.
Now, while we do not wish to pose
in the attitude of an opponent of pro-
hibition, nevertheless we sincerely be-
lieve that the great insincerity and
cowardice displayed in this city and
other portions of Kansas as regards
this subject is calculated to do more
harm than good to the true temperance
cause, not only here but elsewhere.
But, to return to the subject. After
careful inquiry we learn from parties
best posted that $40 day is not over
one third of the regular average
amount Of money sent daily to Kansas
City and elsewhere for beverages that
come under the ban of the prohibition
law. In other words, there
is, excluding Sundays, about
S72, 400 sent every year out of the city
of Emporia to purchase what the Re-
publican claims the United States con-
stitution protects and the Kansas state
constitution attempts to prohibit.
The above are facts, and can be as
certained by judicious inquiries and
calculations.
We know it is not fashionable in this
city or state to tell the truth on this
subject. But, as we have stated here
tofore, we propose to give our readers
the news, and in order to do SO in this
matter we are forced to tell some I'M
wholesome truths.
Another item in connection with this
matter is the fact that it is not demo-
Gratis alone who drink this amount OF
prohibited liquor. A great many re-
puDlicans assist them. Many OF these
drinking republicans are not slow to
proclaim in favor of prohibition, be
cause they know that if they do not
side with prohibition there will be a
third party, which, though compare
lively small, is still large enough to b.
feared. even in Kansas.
And for republican paper, or one
with republican tendepcies, to tell the
truth regarding this matter is treason
and all manner of bull-dozing and
whipping-in, when one does speak anC
tell the truth, is resorted to. As 8
specimen of this sort, the following
from the Republicans Sunday article
is given:
Can respectable journals afford to In
dulge in such wild and extraVagan
declarations in matters where the rep
utation of the city is concerned? Il
this community to suffer reproach and
loss of character through such IRE
nhese are questions which
wen ask. We call attention
to these slanderous and untruthful as
sertions from the fact that democratic
and anti-prohibition papers of othe!
places have quoted the statements
made by THE News and commented
upon them in a manner calculated Il
place our city In an unfavorable light
before the country.
Not few of our citizens know that
we have told but the strict truth il
this matter. And we believe they viii
breathe sigh of relief when they SCI
it in print. OF one thing we are
assured, that there is a stronger under
current to-day against the prohibition
law as it now works, than there has
been heretofore for some time. But
whether the majority of our citizens
are prohibitionists or not, the facts
stand about as we have given them
above to our readers.
Let any one who doubts the truth Of
the assertions made just watch for 6
few days at the different depOts, and h
or she will be astonished at the numbe
of kegs and cases of beer, not to men
tion the packages marked ''molasses, ,
vinegar" or something else, but al
shipped from well-known liquor houses
Now, as the Republican claims tina
the state is powerless to prohibit thil
shipping of liquor, on account of pro
vision in the federal constitution, WHY
should it SO vehemently accuse us O
favoring the liquor traffic when W
suggested that an amendment of som
sort to the prohibition law should b
adopted?
If the law can not keep liquor iron
coming into the state, the law ca
surely be made so as to make it pay 70
crossing our borders.
If, as the Republican plainly says, tn
United States constitution interferes i
such manner as to cause the prohi
.bition law not to prohibit, then tn
next best thing to do is to pass a la,
which does not conflict with the Unite
States constitution.
II the Republican thinks a statemen
like the one made above is a discredi
to our city, then let it turn to and as
sist in doing away with what is calcU
lated to give reason for such state
ments, instead of denying their trutl